NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the
    integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example,
    averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt. (CVE-2024-39705)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the     integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example,     averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt. (CVE-2024-39705)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2024:0222-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-39705: Fixed remote code execution through unsafe pickle usage (boo#1227174).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
421370	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-cgvx-9447-vcch)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
421370	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-cgvx-9447-vcch)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
229558	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-39705	Nessus	Misc.	critical
204809	openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-nltk (openSUSE-SU-2024:0222-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical

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CVE-2024-39705

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Tenable Plugins

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